Franklin Baldwin Wiley was born 28 September 1861, the son of Franklin Wiley, a stockbroker, and Sarah Maria Baldwin. He was raised in Plainfield, N.J., and attended Plainfield Public School, where he graduated in 1879. Wiley was a newspaper correspondent in New York from 1880 to 1884 and then attended Harvard University, graduating in 1888. Wiley acquired a staff position with the Boston Evening Transcript in 1891. While a staff reporter at the newspaper, Wiley published the Harvard Guide Book in 1895 and a book of poems, entitled Flowers That Never Fade, in 1897. He married Jessie Louisa Glen (1865-1915), daughter of Scottish immigrants, in June of 1896. They had two children: Barbara, born in 1897, and Roger, born in 1898. In 1899 Wiley became the literary editor for Ladies' Home Journal, working closely with editor-in-chief Edward William Bok (1863-1930). Wiley worked at the magazine until 1927; he died in August 1930.
From the description of Franklin Baldwin Wiley papers, 1879-1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 755905623
